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Op Art

OP ART STYLE

The Op art movement emerged in the 1960s, mirroring the counterculture of the time in its embrace of visual trickery, graphic shapes and bright colors.

Spreading across Europe and the Americas, the style — whose name is short for “optical art” — influenced advertising, fashion and interior design before fading in the early ’70s.

Op art remained significant, however, for artists and scientists interested in the nature of perception. And today, it’s seeing a resurgence of interest from collectors and interior designers.

Op artists played with the principles of perception, manipulating line, shape, patterns and color to create the illusion of depth and movement. They drew on and evolved methods developed by past movements, from Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism, to produce intense visual experiences.

All the Op artists shared a focus on the gap between what is and what we perceive. Each, however, had a distinct approach to the issue and a unique visual style.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of Op art that includes works by Josef Albers, Bridget Riley, Jesús Rafael Soto and more.

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Style: Op Art
Abstract composition "Fifties"
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Abstract composition ""Fifties"" Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1973. Edition of 125. Dimensions of work: 37.2 x 28.2 cm. Hand signed. The work is in ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Autumn Suite (Green with Red), OP Art etching by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric ...
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1970s Op Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Mercurial, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Image Size: 25 x 18 inches Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Untitled I, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting on Graph Paper by David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizontal and vertical divisions on the graph paper...
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1970s Op Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Agam Silkscreen Mod Judaica Lithograph Hand Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam Israeli (b. 1928) Hand signed, not individually numbered but from edition of 180. I can include a copy of the title sheet with the edition size and his signature if you request. sheet: 13.5 X 13.5 inches Some of these works have beautiful Hebrew calligraphy and mod imagery, animals and such that are not usually found in his work. This is a masterpiece of bold, graphic, mod design. Along with Reuven Rubin and Menashe Kadishman he is among Israel's best known artists internationally. Biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Yaacov Agam can trace his ancestry back six generations to the founder of the Chabad movement in Judaism. in 1946, he entered the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Studying with Mordecai Ardon, a former student at the Weimar Bauhaus. Yaakov Agam has been associated h with “abstract” artists, “hard edge” artists, and artists such as Josef Albers and Max Bill. Others find in Agam’s work an indebtedness to the masters of the Bauhaus. Agam’s approach to art, being conceptual in nature, has been likened to Marcel Duchamp’s, who expressed the need to put art “at the service of the spirit.” And, because of Agam’s employment of color and motion in his art, he has been compared to Alexander Calder, the artist who put sculpture into motion. (Motion is not an end, but a means for Agam. Calder’s mobiles are structures that are fixed, revolving at the whim of the wind. In a work by Agam, the viewer must intervene.) Agam has also been classified as an “op art” artist because he excels in playing with our visual sensitivities. Agam went to Zurich to study with Johannes Itten at the Kunstgewerbeschule. There, he met Frank Lloyd Wright and Siegfried Giedion, whose ideas on the element of time in art and architecture impressed him. In 1955, Galerie Denise René hosted a major group exhibition in connection with Vasarely's painting experiments with movement. in addition to art by Vasarely, it included works by Yaacov Agam, Pol Bury, Soto and Jean Tinguely, among others. Most Americans were first introduced to Vasarely by the groundbreaking exhibition, "The Responsive Eye," at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1965. Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz. The show confirmed Vasarely's international reputation as the father of Op art. Agam has sought to express his ideas in a non-static form of art. In his abstract Kinetic works, which range from paintings and graphics to sculptural installations and building facades. Agam continually seeks to explore new possibilities in form and color and to involve the viewer in all aspects of the artistic process. Thus, for the past 40 years, Yaacov Agam’s pioneering ideas have impacted developments in art, (painting, monoprint, lithograph and agamograph) architecture, theatre, and public sculpture. Reflecting both his Israeli Jewish...
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1980s Op Art

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Lithograph, Screen

Op art
Located in New York, NY
Op art c. 1967/2022 Estate stamped and numbered on label, verso Digital C-print 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) $4,500 22 x 22 inches, image (Edition of 15) $3,250 15 x 15...
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1960s Op Art

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C Print

Desert Icon III, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
This grid of squares and circles quickly folds in on itself and seems to warp the fabric of space around it. Perfectly symmetrical, this print gives the illusion of diving headfirst into an old computer...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Triond, 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful serigraphy is full of color, emblematic from the Vasarely work.
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1970s Op Art

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Paper

Dawn of a New Era
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Dawn of a New Era" 1980 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, date...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

'Trees at Sunset', Large Oil, Philadelphia Museum, Yale, PAFA Op-Ed Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, lower left, with monogram, 'E. A.', for Edna Wright Andrade (American, 1917-2008) and dated 1954. Additionally signed, verso. A luminous, mid-ce...
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1950s Op Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pulsar
Located in Fairlawn, OH
11 value silkscreen print Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist. Edition of 150, plus 20 AP's as is here AP XV/XX. Provenance: Estate of the Artist By dece...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Bagatelle 1
Located in London, GB
Bridget Riley Bagatelle 1, 2015 Screenprint on wove paper, framed Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto Sheet: 52.8 × 82 cm Framed: 56 x 88 cm Edition 45 of 75 The Ba...
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2010s Op Art

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Screen

Great American Perspective, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Great American Perspective Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition Size: 60 Size: 20.5 x 20.5 in. (52....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Abstract Yellow Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Yellow Composition is a Screen Print on Paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Limited edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist with pencil on the lower m...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Sunspot
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sunspot" c.1980 is an original color aquatint by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed, titled, and numbered 3/30 in pencil by the ...
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Late 20th Century Op Art

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Aquatint

Continuity - Original Screen Print by Bruno Munari - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Continuity is an original Screen Print on paper realized by Bruno Munari in 1980s. Very good condition on a white cardboard. No signature nor edition number. Bruno Munari (October...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Fiesta, Signed Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Fiesta Year: circa 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 130 Image Size: 18 x 26 inches Size: 22 x 30 in...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Victor Vasarely, Composition, hand-signed silkscreen print.
Located in Torino, IT
VICTOR VASARELY, Pecs 1908 - Paris 1997 Composition, 1982 Original hand-signed color silkscreen print. (mm.508x508). Bibliography: Marcel Joray, Vasarely Ed. du Griffon, Neuchâtel. P...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Midnight Suite (Blue with Black), Abstract Etching by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Considered a major force in the op art movement, Anuszkiewicz is concerned with the optical changes that occur when different high-intensity colors are applied to the same geometric configurations. Each of his prints has its own rhythm and, therefore, its own energy as part of a lyrical composition. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz Title: Midnight Suite (Blue with Black) Year: 1979 Medium: Intaglio Etching with Aquatint on Somerset, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 95, AP 15 Image Size: 21.6 x 21.6 inches Paper Size: 31.25 x 30.2 inches Printer: Deli Sacilotto...
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1970s Op Art

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Terrestrial Decade
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Terrestrial Decade" 1982 is a color serigraph on wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 65/130 ...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Force Field (Purple), Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Force Field (Purple) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 21 x 25 inches S...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Orion, Geometric OP Art Serigraph by Tony Bechara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tony Bechara, Puerto Rican (1942 - ) Title: Orion Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 26 x 19 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Mesa
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Mesa" 1985 is a color serigraph on Wove paper by noted American artist Roy Ahlgren, 1927-2011 It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 66/130 in pencil by t...
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Mid-20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Three to Compare
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three to Compare From: Twelve Progressions Signed and numbered in pencil Commissioned by Martha Jackson Graphics Printer: Domberger, Stuttgart, Germany Their drystamp lower right cor...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Inward Eye #10, OP Art Serigraph by Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition serigraph from the Inward Eye portfolio. The work bears the publishers stamp verso and is unsigned from the edition of 500. Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, Americ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Untitled, OP Art Silkscreen in Handmade Paper by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Untitled Year: 1968 Medium: Silkscreen on Japon paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 10 Image Size: 17 x 17 inches S...
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1960s Op Art

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Handmade Paper, Screen

Yellow, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bright yellow geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. Yellow Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 89 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60....
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

Brown Mandala, Silkscreen by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Brown Mandala Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen on Scintilla paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: ...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Green v. 2, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Babe Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Babe Shapiro, American (1937 - 2016) Title: Green v. 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Image Size: 28 x 28 inches Size: 35 x 35...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Embryo, Geometric Abstract Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Embryo Year: 1982 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 130 Image Size: 18 x 25 inches Size: 22 x 29.5 in. (5...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Fall, Signed Colorful Rainbow OP Art by James Norman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Fall Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 34/50 Image Size: 22 x 32 inches Size: 25 x 38 in. (63...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

South Shore, Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: South Shore Year: 1986 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 66/100 Image Size: 18 x...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Oscillation II, Rainbow OP Art Screenprint by James Norman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Oscillation II Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 38/95 Image Size: 10 x 32 inches Size: 25 x ...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Aztec
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition: 150 Serigraph on paper Sheet: 22 1/4 x 30"
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This sculpture belongs to one of the...
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2010s Op Art

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Ceramic

USA, Op Art Silkscreen by Jack Brusca
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jack Brusca, American (1939 - 1993) Title: USA Year: 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 30 Image Size: 24 x 24 inches Size: 28 in. x 26 in...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Target, Large Geometric Painting by Kyohei Inukai 1968
Located in Long Island City, NY
An large acrylic painting by Kyohei Inukai from 1968. An abstract optical image with contrasting blue and red hues. Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Target Yea...
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1960s Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Cube Station, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Marko Spalatin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marko Spalatin, American (1945 - ) Title: Cube Station Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 48/50 Image Size: 21 in. (diameter) Size: 3...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Split Infinity #B6S, Abstract Screenprint by Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Split Infinity #B15, Colorful Geometric Silkscreen by Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Hexagone
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely (9 April 1906 – 15 March 1997), was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a grandfather and leader of the Op art movement. In 1928, he enrolled at Sán...
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1980s Op Art

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Plexiglass

Oscillation
Located in Fairlawn, OH
11 color screen print Signed, dated, titled and numberedin pencil Edition: 150 (9/150) Provenance: Estate of the Artist By Decent
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Stars, Yaacov Agam
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yaakov Agam (1928) Title: Stars Year: 1989 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: P.P. 3/14, 180, plus proofs Size: 26.5 x 19 inches Condition...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Stars, Yaacov Agam
Stars, Yaacov Agam
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Sixties, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. Sixties Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 68 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm)
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

World, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Takaaki Matsumoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A geometric abstract print by Japanese artist Takaaki Matsumoto. World Takaaki Matsumoto, Japanese (1954) Date: 1991 Screenprint Edition of 54 Size: 24 x 24 in. (60.96 x 60.96 cm)
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
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2010s Op Art

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Ceramic

Ovograph, OP Art Serigraph by David Simpson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Simpson (American, b. 1928) Title: Ovograph Year: c. 1969 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 29.5 x 22 inches Size: 40 x 2...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Trespass, Op Art Screenprint by Julian Stanczak
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful OP Art silkscreen by Poland-born American OP Artist, Julian Stanczak. Artist: Julian Stanczak, American (1928 - 2017) Title: Trespass Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, si...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

K-BGB, Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Grey tinted Rainbow, Geometric Abstract dazzling Op Art Framed assemblage Signed
Located in New York, NY
RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ Grey Tinted Rainbow, 1992 Assemblage with 14 Color Silkscreen and Lithograph Pencil signed and numbered 11/40 on the front Frame included: elegantly framed in a ...
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1990s Op Art

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Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Screen

Bridget Riley Hand Signed Offset lithograph print UK, Abstraction British Op Art
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Flashback (Hand Signed), 2009 Offset Lithograph (hand signed by Bridget Riley) 27 × 27 inches Boldly signed in black marker on the front by Bridget Riley Unframed Signe...
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Early 2000s Op Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Tutankhamon
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered. Image 26" x 18"
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1980s Op Art

Purple v. 1, OP Art Silkscreen by Babe Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Babe Shapiro, American (1937 - 2016) Title: Purple v. 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Image Size: 28 x 28 inches Size: 35 x 3...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Space Sounds no.3
Located in Long Island City, NY
Space Sounds no.3 Evelyn B. Johnson Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, signed, numbered, and titled in pencil Edition of 7/25 Image Size: 28 x 21 inches Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Agam Silkscreen Mod Judaica Lithograph Hand Signed Israeli Kinetic Op Art Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam Israeli (b. 1928) Hand signed, not individually numbered but from edition of 180. I can include a copy of the title sheet with the edition size and his signature if you r...
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1980s Op Art

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Lithograph, Screen

50 Shades of Blue, Op Art Screenprint by Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely Yvaral, French (1934 - 2002) Title: 50 Shades of Blue Year: circa 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in penci...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

K-PBMB, Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Josef Levi
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Josef Levi. Levi is especially known for his interest in the visual similarities that transcend cultures, like the pattern shown here....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Marathon Man, OP Art silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marathon Man Roy Ahlgren, American (1927–2011) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition of 125 Image Size: 23 x 17 in...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Blue Target, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kyohei Inukai, American (1913 - 1985) Title: Blue Target Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 21.25 x 25 inches Size: 23...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Herim
Located in OPOLE, PL
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) - Herim Silkscreen / Serigraph from 1989. Edition of 250. Dimensions of work: 47 x 37.5 cm The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Op Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Op art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Victor Vasarely, Roy Ahlgren, Victor Debach, and Yaacov Agam. Frequently made by artists working with Screen Print, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Op Art, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $350,000, while the average work sells for $1,616.

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